On the record
The navy yards and postal service illustrate, probably better than any other branches of the government, the great gain in economy, efficiency, and honesty due to the enforcement of this principle.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
He highlights the improvements in government efficiency and honesty through the merit system in specific branches.
Share
More from Teddy Roosevelt
Aug 30, 1910
I speak of the men of the past partly that they may be honored by our praise of them, but more that they may serve as examples for the future.
Apr 22, 1910
Shame on the man of cultivated taste who permits refinement to develop into a fastidiousness that unfits him for doing the rough work of a workaday world.
Other voices in this conversation
